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10-29-2007, 03:01 PM
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think about that comment for a minute
A-Rod not a real ballplayer! look at the kids numbers and past records and the records he is about to brake...he is not going to ths Hall for his money!
Don Mattingly is not returning!!!...Giraldi may be the manager....this is not good for A-Rod...nor any of the other veterans....  A-Rod would be great with pinella, leland, Torre?, or D Baker...but don't get it twisted A-Rod is the future of baseball, it's just people can't get past his money!
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10-29-2007, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by DRPAWA
And I thought people hated Bonds!!!
BTW, how cool was it that one of the Bosox principals last night mentioned DR when speaking about baseball fans of Red Sox Nation!!
I'm sure Boras was the one behind announcing that during the WS. As for A-Rod, he's not really a baseball player. He's a businessman - a lot like Jordan was or Tiger is, or any great athlete today. In it for the money. The sport is only the means!
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No, the sport comes first. You have any idea what sort of dedication it takes to be a great athlete?
And as far as these guys are in it for the money, what would you do? Play for the league minimum if you also happen to be the best player in your sport?
I'd rather see the players get this money than the owners-nobody goes to a baseball game to see Steinbrenner play, so let them get rich.
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10-29-2007, 03:20 PM
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they have been mentioning Big Poppy and Manny as the "dominican duo" all through the world series on US tv....
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10-29-2007, 03:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DRPAWA
And I thought people hated Bonds!!!
BTW, how cool was it that one of the Bosox principals last night mentioned DR when speaking about baseball fans of Red Sox Nation!!
I'm sure Boras was the one behind announcing that during the WS. As for A-Rod, he's not really a baseball player. He's a businessman - a lot like Jordan was or Tiger is, or any great athlete today. In it for the money. The sport is only the means!
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You are missing something if you think Jordan or Tiger were/are in it for the money!
Jordan was underpaid for most of his career and was the true epitome of a team player even though he had unmatched personal skills - remember Paxon and Pippens? would anybody remember them w/o Jorda?
As far as Tiger goes, I don't remember that anyone is paying him a "salary" to play. If I remmeber correctly, he has to play well to win money. As far as his Nike contract, Nike pays the best in the world because they want to, not because they have to like the baseball owners.
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10-29-2007, 04:39 PM
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On Vaction for a few weeks!
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Que "hombre"....
Hey Cleefy, tell us how you feel about Rodriguez NOW and how you would feel about him if he ever signs with the SUCKS!!.
Come on, let's see if you can make me agree with you, wahahaha!!.
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10-29-2007, 05:22 PM
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"Gringo Fever, Catch It"
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I'm on record
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Originally Posted by miguel
Hey Cleefy, tell us how you feel about Rodriguez NOW and how you would feel about him if he ever signs with the SUCKS!!.
Come on, let's see if you can make me agree with you, wahahaha!!.
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Predictably, your dream scenario would be my nightmare.
Thankfully, it's as plausible as the Rockies owner's belief that he had the better team, and that they'd have won a 10-game series (paraphrasing his comments last night). That means Josh Fogg would have beaten the World Champions at some point. The owner is more than mile-high, he's "miguel-high".
What the hell would the World Champions do with MeRod?
What can they do with Lowell?
That's proven, he'll be back with the World Champions.
If my nightmare comes true, I'll stay true to my word and give up on baseball all together.
I'll also fly to NYCity, stip naked through Washington Heights with a Hipolito Mejia facemask on, calling everyone "conos", while smashing grandes and spilling red beans over my mangu slathered body.
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10-29-2007, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by miguel
Hook....hook...sink.......
Slow in SUCKSNUTion?..
Hey, am I the only one who think even AFTER winning the WS the SUCKS are second bananas to the Yankees?.
Think about it, a story leaked by Rodriguez's agent and words of Girardi being offered a contract to manage the Yankees are what EVERYBODY is talking about, even in SUCKSCITY.
It's NOT fair, darn it, give the SUCKS some credit!.
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Miguel,
look at what the Sox have done. They have a great mix of young players and veterans. They do not rely solely on the home run to drive in runs. They get clutch production from batters 1 through 9 and they don't have to resort to pathetic gimmicks like signing that steroid puppy Roger Clemens, who went 5-5 and an ERA as bloated as his torso and got paid a kings' ransom for it.
Right now the "Sucks" as you call them are playing the game better than the Yankees, and there is no end in sight.
Unless the Steinbrenners swallow their pride and pay A-Rod his 300 million over the next 8 years, they are losing their major draw and the best regular season offensive producer in the majors.
This may be the domino effect that could set them back for years. Who knows if Pettite, Posada and Rivera sign on again? Are you really willing to pay major cash to a bunch of aging veterans instead of investing in some young talent? They are all going to want 2-3 year contracts and their production will go down every year because of age.
So yeah, say what you want-but the "Sucks" are going one way and the Yankees the other. Lets' see what happens in the off season.
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10-29-2007, 07:07 PM
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I totally understand A-rods plan to opt out...if the yankees want to get upset and not make any offers...thats their chouice.
he is just like anyone they might replace him with..if the guy is good enough ..YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY TO GET HIM!!
It would ber a totally different story if it were Jeter....because Jeter has never been anythign BUT a yankee....so he can go his whole career with one team.
I think that is worth something( in terms of giving up some long term cash)
but A-rod has already bounced around a little so there is nothign to loose to keep moving and picking up more cash.
besides there is truth to the big unknown in ny now that georges sons are up front....
maybe they will be WORSE than he was!!!
The yankees paid a lot of money for little return for a few big names in the past 5 years....
but they should have kept Alex i think.
look what they paid roger...look what they paid Giambi......
bob
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10-29-2007, 07:11 PM
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On Vaction for a few weeks!
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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Wahahahahaha!!.
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Originally Posted by Berzin
Miguel,
look at what the Sox have done. They have a great mix of young players and veterans. They do not rely solely on the home run to drive in runs. They get clutch production from batters 1 through 9 and they don't have to resort to pathetic gimmicks like signing that steroid puppy Roger Clemens, who went 5-5 and an ERA as bloated as his torso and got paid a kings' ransom for it.
Right now the "Sucks" as you call them are playing the game better than the Yankees, and there is no end in sight.
Unless the Steinbrenners swallow their pride and pay A-Rod his 300 million over the next 8 years, they are losing their major draw and the best regular season offensive producer in the majors.
This may be the domino effect that could set them back for years. Who knows if Pettite, Posada and Rivera sign on again? Are you really willing to pay major cash to a bunch of aging veterans instead of investing in some young talent? They are all going to want 2-3 year contracts and their production will go down every year because of age.
So yeah, say what you want-but the "Sucks" are going one way and the Yankees the other. Lets' see what happens in the off season.
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Hey, thanks for quoting my post BEFORE Doinky deleted it.
Berzin, the SUCKS played 20 times better than the Yankees this year.
For that reason I predicted, LOOOOONG ago, they were going to win the WS and the Yankees were going to win shyt!!.
The Yankees NEED to get rid of MOST of their players for them to win, including, like I said before, most of those "ancient" players.
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10-29-2007, 07:17 PM
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A-Rod carry the Yankees for 4 years into the playoffs,two of them as a MVP, without him the Yankees would not make it. And what about the others?? when A-Rod failed so did the Yankees, the 4 years that he did not produced in the playoff the Yankees lost, and then the Jeters, Steroid 120million Yanbee, the fuel less rocket, snake johnson, Joe Torres etc where spare of all the failure. Stop talking nonsense , A-Rod was treated really badly in NY
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